Qwen3 Coder Next vs Mistral Large 3
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Qwen3-Coder-Next | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Qwen | Mistral AI |
| Family | Qwen3 Coder Next | Mistral Large 3 |
| Model | Qwen3-Coder-Next | Mistral Large 3 |
| Version | Qwen3-Coder-Next | Mistral Large 3 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-02-02 | 2025-12-02 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Document |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Total parameters | 79.7B | 675B |
| Active parameters | 3B | 41B |
| License | apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) | Mistral AI (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | agents, chat, generation, structured_outputs, tools, vision |
17 comparable fields · 11 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Qwen3 Coder Next Capabilities
Mistral Large 3 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Qwen3 Coder Next vs Mistral Large 3 FAQs
Is Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3 Coder Next and Mistral Large 3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3?+
Qwen3 Coder Next is $0.12 and Mistral Large 3 is $0.50 per million tokens, so Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on this metric. Qwen3 Coder Next is $0.80 and Mistral Large 3 is $1.50 per million tokens, so Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3?+
Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Qwen3 Coder Next is 262K and Mistral Large 3 is 262K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3 Coder Next is open weight; Mistral Large 3 is open weight.
Can Qwen3 Coder Next and Mistral Large 3 understand images?+
Qwen3 Coder Next is not documented with image input; Mistral Large 3 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3 Coder Next is — and Mistral Large 3 is —.
Do Qwen3 Coder Next and Mistral Large 3 support reasoning and tool use?+
Qwen3 Coder Next: tool calling. Mistral Large 3: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3?+
Qwen3 Coder Next has 2 sourced provider routes; Mistral Large 3 has 2, a tie.
Which offers better value, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Large 3?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.